COURAGE has a new BFFL - Page 3

I hope they are feeding her dirt...lots and lots of dry, gritty dirt.  Bitch

And????

The wheels of justice are turning slowly, but surely. November 15th has been set as the pre-trial hearing date.

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Kyra Kirkwood
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39 commentsPrint.Shocking developments: Woman arrested in the case of Courage, the starved German shepherd dog
April 16th, 2010 1:16 pm PT.
Kimberly Nizato
Photo: ktla.com
Officers with the Southeast Area Animal Control Authority today arrested Kimberly Nizato, 26, of Bellflower, Calif., in connection with the abuse and neglect of Courage, the German shepherd dog tied up and left to die for five weeks. He's currently being cared for by German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County after his near-death starvation experience.

Nizato, who voluntarily arrived at SEAACA headquarters this morning, is a young mother and works part-time at a veterinary hospital.

"We're baffled here at SEAACA," said Capt. Aaron Reyes. "I don’t think you have to work for a veterinary hospital to know that an animal shouldn't be half his body weight."

Bail is set at $50,000, and Nizato is scheduled to be arraigned either Monday or Tuesday, said Reyes. The charge presented will be felony animal cruelty, which carries with it upwards of five years in prison.

Officers set out to arrest Nizato last night at her Bellflower home, but she was at work at the vet hospital. SEAACA officials gave their business card to Nizato's father with the request that his daughter call them to answer a few questions about the dog. The next day, she did that and was told to bring in "Bosco's" paperwork. Once it was confirmed she was the dog's owner, she was arrested.

"She just said she knew the dog was in bad shape and she was a bit embarrassed because of her profession," said Reyes. "She was panicking…She was very, very scared. She looked very nervous and very scared."

According to Reyes, Nizato told him she had given the dog to someone, and that someone contacted GSROC. Once Nizato realized she was under arrest, she invoked her rights and stopped volunteering information.

What's next? SEAACA will continue to gather information and build its case against Nizato.

"The dog is receiving care and she's off the streets," said Reyes. "We've done our job."

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LOL I put name that bitch when I meant "NAIL that bitch" my bad.  Yeah, if she was nervous & scared it was because she knew she had done wrong and just got busted not be cause she was embarrassed.  Worth going to the link and checking it all out.